Victor Manuel Molina-Mejia v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

103 F.3d 139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Victor Manuel MOLINA-MEJIA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent No. 95-70109. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1996. Decided Nov. 20, 1996. 1 Before: SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and RHOADES, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Victor Manuel Molina-Mejia, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of a final order by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board"). The Board affirmed the decision of an Immigration Judge ("IJ") which found Molina-Mejia deportable, denied his applications for asylum and withholding of deportation, and granted him voluntary departure in lieu of deportation. Because substantial evidence supports the Board's determination that Molina-Mejia failed to establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of his political opinion, we affirm the Board's decision and deny…